Immigration Costs

Visa

For a straight forward visa application, we will charge at an hourly rate of £425. Usually estimate approximately £1275 of work for a standard application. We will assist you in completing the relevant paperwork, lodging the forms at court and attending court when necessary.

There will also be a standard court fee depending on the type of visa. For example, Student, working or visiting visa. A student visa is £348, a working visa is £610 and a visiting visa have a huge variance depending on the country you are coming from. Here are some examples, short term (up to 6 months, single or multiple entry):

If your application for a Fiancé(e) or Proposed Civil Partner visa is successful, you will be granted permission to enter and remain in the United Kingdom for a period of 6 months. After your wedding or civil partnership ceremony has taken place, you will then be eligible to apply to switch into the Spouse or Civil Partner category without having to leave the UK.

We will complete the following work during the visa application process on your behalf:

Initial client instructions- £425

Gathering evidence from the client – £425

Drafting online application- £1700

Communicating with the Home office regarding the application- £850

Responding to further enquiries- £850

Finalising application and any further amendments that might be necessary- £1275

A standard application costs £1, 523 if you are applying from outside the UK and takes around 3 months assuming there are no further complexities. However, this time period is dependent on sufficiency of evidence and the ease of one partner being able to arrange a meeting with their home office representative to obtain their interview and biometric testing.

Dependent relative and family reunion applications

We will complete the following work during the visa application process on your behalf:

Initial client instructions- £425

Gathering evidence from the client – £425

Drafting online application- £1700

Communicating with the Home office regarding the application- £850

Responding to further enquiries- £850

Finalising application and any further amendments that might be necessary- £1275

A standard application costs £1,523 if you are applying from outside the UK and takes around 3 months assuming there are no further complexities. However, this time period is dependent on sufficiency of evidence and the ease of one partner being able to arrange a meeting with their home office representative to obtain their interview and biometric testing.

Ancestry visas

We will complete the following work during the visa application process on your behalf:

Initial client instructions- £425

Gathering evidence from the client – £425

Drafting online application- £1700

Communicating with the Home office regarding the application- £850

Responding to further enquiries- £850

Finalising application and any further amendments that might be necessary- £1275

A standard application costs £3,250 if you are applying from outside the UK and takes around 3 months assuming there are no further complexities. However, this time period is dependent on sufficiency of evidence and the ease of one partner being able to arrange a meeting with their home office representative to obtain their interview and biometric testing.

Other categories, such as applications on the basis of long residence

We will complete the following work during the visa application process on your behalf:

Initial client instructions- £425

Gathering evidence from the client – £425

Drafting online application- £1700

Communicating with the Home office regarding the application- £850

Responding to further enquiries- £850

Finalising application and any further amendments that might be necessary- £1275

A standard application takes around 3 months assuming there are no further complexities. However, this time period is dependent on sufficiency of evidence and the ease of one partner being able to arrange a meeting with their home office representative to obtain their interview and biometric testing.

Interpreters fees:

Interpreters may be needed during the process. We can source an appropriate interpreter if one is needed. How frequent the interpreter is needed dependents on the following factors:

the complexity of the issue

how frequent the interpreters work is needed

However, you are more than welcome to bring a friend or another community figure to come and help interpret.

Citizenship

A straight forward citizenship application will cost around £2125 which will be charged at an hourly rate of £425. We will assist you in completing the relevant paperwork, lodging the forms at court and attending court when necessary.

There are two available options. Firstly, a British Citizenship application allows an individual to become a British Citizen and attracts a court fee of £1330. Secondly, registration of British Citizenship is also available for those who want to re-register as a British Citizen which has a court fee of £1206. Additionally, biometric information (such as fingerprints and a photo) has a cost of £19.20 for the application.

We will help you understand if you are eligible and the process that needs to be followed.

Appeal

For a straight forward appeal application, we will charge at an hourly rate of £425. We estimate it will take 4 hours. We will assist you in completing the relevant paperwork, lodging the forms at court and attending court when necessary.

We estimate fees of £3500.

Sponsorship

For a straight forward sponsorship application, we will charge at an hourly rate of £425. We estimate 4 hours. We will assist you in completing the relevant paperwork, lodging the forms at court and attending court when necessary.

If your company does not have a sponsor licence, then there will be an additional charge to register the company to be able to proceed with the application. The annual licence is £536 (Small Tier 2 sponsor).

All immigration work will be undertaken by a member of our team. Please see the Meet the Team section of the website for details. We offer a free consultation for up to an hour to enable you to understand the process and costs involved in your matter.